Thank you! I enjoyed reading and looking at these pictures of the Tsarina's gifts to those twins. It's unusual for a royal person to ask another person to become this person's children's godmother, isn't it?

--Previous Message-- : Ursula - did you pick up the detail, in the : story of the sale of the cutlery? : Wartski acquired the cutlery for Harrogate's : Royal Pump Room Museum. : A scrapbook of photos and telegrams, was : included - : : It contains photographs and telegrams from : Carl Faberge - the famous jeweller - : requesting pictures of their hotel to be : used in the design of a golden Easter egg : which was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas as a : present for his wife. : : First ref to cutlery sold : http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-39130981: : Second ref to earlier thread : http://members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1476012813.html: Was it this egg? : : Edited for third ref to earlier press story : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4215118/Faberg-cutlery-set-goes-sale-10-000.html: : Edited again to be clear: obviously there : are some details to be sorted out but it is : a great story. : Whenever Wartski is involved I always think : of "our Geoffrey" and his role on : the Antiques Roadshow. He once told how : some regular viewers of the show in : Australia have champagne on hand. Every time : he says Fabergé they drink a toast. :